Nurses decry ‘grotesque’ award that gives them 3.6%, as teachers express anger that part of increase will come out of school budget UK politics live – latest updatesAbout 2 million NHS staff and teachers in England will get pay rises slightly above inflation this year in a move that could trigger renewed public-sector strikes.Doctors and teachers will receive an extra 4%, nurses and other health staff 3.6%, and resident (formerly junior) doctors 5.4%, ministers announced. Inflation was 3.5% last month. Continue reading...